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Analyzing Immigrant Settlement Patterns and Ethnic Diversity in Urban Areas

This research presentation explores the relationship between immigrant settlement areas and ethnically diverse residential regions, examining the factors influencing integration and dispersion. It delves into census data analysis and geographical correlations to understand the dynamics of immigrant communities. The study sheds light on the nuances of immigrant enclaves, dispersal trends, and the impact of migration on urban landscapes.

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Analyzing Immigrant Settlement Patterns and Ethnic Diversity in Urban Areas

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  1. Immigrants or citizens? Distinguishing immigrant settlement areas from ethnically diverse residential areas Ludi Simpson BSPS Annual Conference Manchester, 10-12th September 2008 www.ccsr.ac.uk www.ccsr.ac.uk/research/mrpd

  2. Are ethnic concentrations and immigrant integration related? • Academic history and theory • Enclaves and ghettos: do not depend on international migration • Immigrant integration: does not depend on geographical de-concentration • Political and common views • The pace of immigration has created such large concentrations of immigrants that there remain culturally separate enclaves which cannot integrate

  3. Current knowledge • Evidence of settlement patterns • Some areas receive more immigration, than others • Central city, cheaper housing, employment-led regions • Evidence of dispersal • Internal movement of minorities is away from areas of highest concentration of minorities

  4. Census data to measure three different concepts of ‘immigrant’ • The event of immigration (?) • Immigrated to UK in year before census • A person who has immigrated in their lifetime (?) • Born outside UK • A person whose recent ancestors have immigrated (x?) • Ethnic groups other than White British

  5. Questions • How closely correlated are the geography of immigration, life-time migrants, and ethnicity? • Can ‘immigrant settlement areas’ be measured by ‘concentrations of minority ethnic groups’? • Can one group’s ‘settlement area’ be an area to which another group disperses?

  6. Geography of immigration and ethnic groupImmigration 2000-01 as % of group's local 2001 population 2001 Census, table KS24

  7. Recent immigration, birthplace, and ethnic group: Geographies from 2001 census (2001 5% SAM)

  8. Correlations of group immigration with group population born in UK Unit: local authority Variables each expressed as % of local authority total population Source: SAM 5% sample from 2001 census

  9. Three classifications of settlement/dispersal/other districts

  10. Can the same district play both roles: settlement and dispersal?

  11. Answers • How closely correlated are the geography of immigration, life-time migrants, and ethnicity? • Strongly when absolute numbers are considered. • Minority immigration is proportionally less to concentrations than to other areas. • Can ‘immigrant settlement areas’ be measured by ‘concentrations of minority ethnic groups’? • Fairly closely but some exceptions (Barking; Oadby) • Geographical scale to be investigated • Can one group’s ‘settlement area’ be an area to which another group disperses? • Yes • Far more nuanced interpretations are possible, and necessary when particular places are referred to

  12. Geography of immigration and ethnic groupImmigration 2000-01 as % of group's local 2001 population 2001 Census, table KS24

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